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Nine RNLI volunteers from County Donegal have been honoured at the charity’s annual presentation of awards. The event which was staged at the Titanic Museum in Belfast on Wednesday night last (24 June) recognised Georgina Houten, Susan Shields, Pat Crean, Andrew and Hazel Alcorn, Derek Little, Heather McBride, Fiona McNutt and Patricia Boyce. During the […]

Four fishermen have been rescued off the coast of Donegal after their fishing boat sank. The men were fishing off Malin Head when their boat capsized. The accident happened just after 9.20am. The 118 helicopter and the Shannon Class and Greencastle Lifeboats were quickly on scene, but luckily the men where rescued when another fishing boat

Funding for the new pedestrian bridge in Strabane could be pulled. It’s after members of Derry Strabane Council voted again, for a fourth time, for the bridge to be named after former Sinn Fein Cllr Ivan Barr. The Department of Social Development have provided £2.3 million for the construction of the bridge, but SDLP Cllr Patsy

A report into the death and disappearance of two soilders is set to shed more light on what happened to them. Private Hugh Doherty from Co Donegal and Private Kevin Joyce went missing in Lebanon on April 27th, 1981. Pte Doherty was killed in the attack, and while his body was found, Pte Joyce is

Connemara Mining has identified a target area for more detailed investigations after finding material with gold values in Donegal. In April the exploration company acquired five new prospecting licences covering 187 sq km on the Innisowen peninsula. In a statement published today the firm said that it has finished the first phase of prospecting on

The summer looks like it’s finally here as temperatures are expected soar in to the high 20s next week. Met Eireann is forecasting a ‘mini-heatwave’ with high pressure to the east keeping the rain at bay. Temperatures may even reach 29 degrees in some parts. But Meteorologist John Eagleton says this high pressure brings with

The Chairperson of an Animal Charity in Derry says they are horrified after a greyhound was found in the River Foyle with it’s ears cut off. Racing greyhounds carry ID marks on their ears and the dogs ears were removed to prevent the owner from being identified. The greyhound was found in the river foyle

A Unionist councillor in Strabane has said he will be objecting to plans for a republican memorial in the town centre to mark the 1916 Easter Rising. A new steering group made up of republican ex-prisoners announced last week that it would be calling for a permanent memorial in line with next year’s 100th anniversary

Derry and Strabane Council are calling on the Northern Ireland Executive to provide financial support to Foyle Search and Rescue. Over the years, the memebers of the organisation, who work completley voluntary, have saved dozens of lives. Cllr Sean Carr who raised the motion at the latest council meeting, says Foyle Search and Rescue have

The biggest ever cruise ship to visit Killybegs will dock with 1,800 passengers on board – roughly the population of the whole town – this morning. The vessel is 260 metres long – almost double the length of the Croke Park pitch which is 140 metres in length. The cruise business in Killybegs has really

Gardai are appealing for information after a hi spec car was stolen in Manorcunningham. The volkswagon golf was stoeln from outside a family home in the early hours of this morning at around 2:15am. The Reg No: of the vehicle is 132 DL 378. The car was last seen heading in the Derry direction, anyone

The family of a County Donegal teenager murdered by loyalists is taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence. 16-year-old Henry Cunningham from Carndonagh was killed in August 1973 when loyalist gunmen ambushed the van he was travelling home from work in. In 2008, an Historical Enquiries Team report said that one of the guns

There has been a substantial increase in the trading of illegal tobacco in Co. Donegal. An investigation found that ‘illegal whites’ which are made entirely for the black market are widely available in towns across Donegal such as Letterkenny, the Twin Towns, Milford and Donegal Town. The investigation was commissioned by cigarette company, Philip Morris

Calls have been made for lamb factories to stop the price cuts and stabilise the market. Sheep quotes are down at least 50c/kg on this time last year and sheep farmers are angry, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association and the IFA. It’s been said further cuts this week are inflicting severe

Two men arrested in Derry on suspicion of drugs offences have been released on bail pending further enquiries. They were arrested by police on patrol at Glenabbey Drive yesterday afternoon. The men who are aged 21 and 27, were assisting police enquiries into possession of Class B drugs.

The Chairperson of an Animal Charity in Derry says they are horrified after a greyhound was found in the River Foyle with it’s ears cut off. Racing greyhounds carry ID marks on their ears and the dogs ears were removed to prevent the owner from being identified. The greyhound was found in the river foyle

A long-delayed inquest into the disappearance of County Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson has been postponed again until November. Police admitted they would not meet a 10 July deadline to disclose files to the court. Coroner Brian Sherrard said he knew the development would cause “regret and distress” to Arlene Arkinsons family. He questioned whether the

A 23 year old Derry man has been sentenced to 18 months for having £7,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a training shoe at his home in the city last year. Peter Gallagher Junior, who was living at Tranarossan Avenue, admitted a charge of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply. As

An American social media management company is creating 100 new jobs in Derry. Metaverse Mod Squad, which has offices in Saccramento and New York, and currently employs 10,000 people, made the annoucement this afternoon. The new jobs will be based at the Old City Factory building on Patrick Street. Local Cllr Martin Reilly, who was

Concerns have been raised regarding the traffic lights at McClays Corner in Stranorlar. The traffic lights which were installed approximately three years ago are said to be faulty and are causing a significant back log of traffic approaching the twin towns from the Letterkenny side. Local Councillor Patrick McGowan raised a motion in the last

  New policing figures show the number of stop and searches carried out by the PSNI in Strabane has fallen by 800 per cent in the past five years. Last year, police stopped and searched 517 individuals in the Strabane district. That number is down from the 4,090 who were stopped in 2010. Twenty arrests

It’s been said water charge protesters are on the verge of success amid estimates that 30 per cent of households are yet to register. Irish Water is refusing to release full details on how many people have paid the charge so far – with just six days left until applications for the conservation grant close.

  A group of residents in Castlefin have launched a petition after vacant council houses in the area had new doors and windows installed while occupied properties did not. The residents in Emmett Park are petitioning the Council calling for equality in how repairs and upgrades to social housing is carried out. They are being

A man who seriously injured another man in a one punch attack wept in court as the facts of the case were given out. Teddy Roulston (30) of Ballycolman Estate in Strabane admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on the man outside a Derry bar on June 11 last year. The court was told that the